A woman's way
Subtitle: the forgotten history of women spiritual directors
By: by Patricia Ranft.
Publisher: St Martin's Press; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Spiritual direction -- History.; Women spiritual directors -- History.; Spiritual directors -- History.
Description: "This book delineates the history of spiritual direction for women and by women within the larger context of the history of Christian spirituality and its understanding of human perfectibility. In her examination of the ways in which women practiced spiritual direction, Ranft reveals how they expanded their roles by using an avenue of influence previously overlooked by scholars."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-248) and index.